--- title: "Young People's Supported Accommodation Dynamic Purchasing System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DERBY CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-01-19" --- # Young People's Supported Accommodation Dynamic Purchasing System Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d79d73-9abb-401e-8507-f23a6758a9ea.json) ## Summary The Derby City Council is currently seeking to establish a Young People's Supported Accommodation Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) aimed at providing quality accommodation and support for Children in Care, Care Leavers, and vulnerable 16 to 17-year-olds. This open procurement process, classified under health and social work services, has a minimum contract value of £1,600,000 and a total value of £26,400,000. The DPS is set to run until 31st March 2024, with applications made in rounds. The next application round will open on 20th April 2020, with a recommended deadline for Round Three submissions by 10:00 am on the same day. Interested parties are advised to register through the e-tendering system well in advance to ensure compliance with application requirements. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in accommodation and support services for young people, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). With the flexibility of a Dynamic Purchasing System, providers can join throughout the contract period, enabling a diverse range of services and competitive pricing. Companies equipped to offer tailored support, independent living skills training, or various types of accommodation will be well-positioned to compete effectively in this procurement, ultimately aiding the local authority in fulfilling its statutory responsibilities towards vulnerable youth. ## Notice This procurement is to develop a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that will ensure quality and safe provision for Children in Care, Care Leavers, Children in Need, and Homeless 16 & 17-year olds. Individual call offs from the DPS will support young people to develop independent living skills and assist toward step down and their own accommodation. The DPS will have providers with a range of accommodation and support packages who will bid for referrals put out by the Commissioning and Placements Team. The service is required to ensure that the local authority fulfils its duty towards Looked after Children and Children who are homeless by providing sufficient local accommodation and prevent the use of Bed and Breakfast provisions for 16 - 18 year olds. There is a statutory duty to provide this provision. If we do not have appropriate safe accommodation for our young people, we will not be meeting the duty as a corporate parent and risk vulnerable young people being at risk of exploitation. This is a re-tender of an existing framework; however we now intend to procure services by way of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), which will allow more flexibility and the potential for new Providers to join during the contract period. Each individual contract will be subject to a Secondary Competition process and with new providers able to join the DPS at any point, this should enable us to secure a price for services that is competitive and reflective of the market at that time. In exceptional circumstances direct awards may be undertaken dependant on the needs of the young person. There is the option for Nottingham City Council Nottinghamshire County Council and Derbyshire County Council to use the DPS for Secondary Competitions and Direct Awards. The DPS is scheduled to run until 31st March 2024. Applications are made in a series of rounds that open and close at the discretion of the Council. The latest round closed on 30th November 2020. The DPS is currently paused to further applications to allow the Council sufficient time to review likely requirements over the coming months, specifically the numbers of potential placements required, the needs of our children and young people and ensure quality of the current provision to deliver as broad a range of accommodation and support as possible. We hope to have completed this by Spring of 2021 and may re-open a new round for applications at that point. Further guidance for potential bidders may also be created and issued to ensure bidders are able to clearly assess their suitability for the contracts and understand the requirements and expectations of the Council, prior to commencing an application. Additional information: The DPS is currently paused to further applications to allow the Council sufficient time to review likely requirements over the coming months, specifically the numbers of potential placements required, the needs of our children and young people and ensure quality of the current provision to deliver as broad a range of accommodation and support as possible. We hope to have completed this by Spring of 2021 and may re-open a new round for applications at that point. Further guidance for potential bidders may also be created and issued to ensure bidders are able to clearly assess their suitability for the contracts and understand the requirements and expectations of the Council, prior to commencing an application. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7af2ff76-800f-4d4d-b5cc-d406eb806b3e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £26,400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DERBY CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE1 2FS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Darley | | Westminster constituency | Derby South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 19 Jan 2021 at 15:42 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7af2ff76-800f-4d4d-b5cc-d406eb806b3e - 2 Apr 2020 at 12:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7af2ff76-800f-4d4d-b5cc-d406eb806b3e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7af2ff76-800f-4d4d-b5cc-d406eb806b3e 19th January 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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